Helen McEntee brands Donald Trump's tariff plan 'completely unacceptable'

The tariff threat by the US president comes amid talks over the future of Greenland 

Irish Foreign Affairs minister Helen McEntee (Liam McBurney/PA)

Foreign affairs minister Helen McEntee has slammed a tariff threat by US president Donald Trump amid talks over the future of Greenland as “completely unacceptable”.

The US president said Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland will be charged a 10% tariff “on any and all goods” sent to the US from February 1, increased to 25% from June 1, until a deal is reached for Washington to purchase Greenland from Denmark.